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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    Britney Spears wants her father to permanently step down as her conservatorBritney Spears wants her father to permanently step down as her conservator
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    The conservatorship will continue. But Spears’s lawyer has filed court papers calling for “substantial” changes.

    By Constance Grady
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    Michelle Obama’s superpower is her ability to connectMichelle Obama’s superpower is her ability to connect
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    TV is an intimate medium. In her DNC speech, Michelle Obama showed she knows how to play to it.

    By Constance Grady
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    How The Vanishing Half fits into our cultural fixation with racial passing storiesHow The Vanishing Half fits into our cultural fixation with racial passing stories
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    “Passing for white never left.”

    By Constance Grady
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    RSVP now to talk The Vanishing Half with Brit Bennett and the Vox Book ClubRSVP now to talk The Vanishing Half with Brit Bennett and the Vox Book Club
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    Our August event will take place live on Zoom at the end of the month.

    By Constance Grady
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    Midnight Sun brings back the creepy, sublimated, wildly unhealthy eroticism of TwilightMidnight Sun brings back the creepy, sublimated, wildly unhealthy eroticism of Twilight
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    But the new book forgets that the most interesting part of Twilight was always Bella Swan.

    By Constance Grady
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    Rodham author Curtis Sittenfeld explains what it’s like to write in Hillary Clinton’s voiceRodham author Curtis Sittenfeld explains what it’s like to write in Hillary Clinton’s voice
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    “It’s kind of flabbergasting how disrespectfully Hillary Clinton has been treated.”

    By Constance Grady
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    In the dazzling Harrow the Ninth, the lesbian necromancers are back in spaceIn the dazzling Harrow the Ninth, the lesbian necromancers are back in space
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    Tamsyn Muir’s sequel to Gideon the Ninth threatens to break under the weight of its baroque mythology. It never quite does.

    By Constance Grady
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    Spend August reading the exquisite dark fairy tale The Vanishing Half with the Vox Book ClubSpend August reading the exquisite dark fairy tale The Vanishing Half with the Vox Book Club
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    Brit Bennett’s sophomore novel is our latest pick.

    By Constance Grady
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    Meet the African goddess at the center of Beyoncé’s Black Is KingMeet the African goddess at the center of Beyoncé’s Black Is King
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    The divine imagery in Beyoncé’s new visual album goes all the way back to Lemonade.

    By Constance Grady
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    The first episode of Michelle Obama’s podcast proves it’s fun to just hang out with the ObamasThe first episode of Michelle Obama’s podcast proves it’s fun to just hang out with the Obamas
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    Michelle Obama is great at making you feel like she’s your friend. That’s why her podcast is so good.

    By Constance Grady